Chapter 1-8 Labs, Case Studies, and Engineering Journal Articles
Chapter 1: The OSI Reference Model and Routing
Labs:
1.1.2 | This lab will serve as a refresher to reinforce understanding of the seven layers of the OSI model as they relate to the TCP/IP model.
1.5.13.1 | This lab will serve as a refresher for how the Cisco lab routers are set up and connected for the Semester 2 topology. This is a review of the semester 2 network topology.
1.5.13.2 | This is an important lab that will demonstrate your understanding of how the Cisco lab is setup and how subnetting applies to multiple routers.
1.6.6.1 | This is an important lab that will demonstrate your understanding of how the Cisco lab is setup and how subnetting applies to multiple routers. You will develop an addressing scheme based on a Class B network address and then subnet it to accommodate your current physical network with room for growth.
1.6.6.2 | In this lab you will determine what version and IOS your router is currently running and become familiar with the requirements for updating to a newer version.
Interactive Labs:
1.5.13.1 | In this router lab activity, you will get the opportunity to do step by step configuration of Router A (lab_A) in the lab topology. Try to complete the entire lab without your notes or journal. However, if you do not know a step, and have used the curriculum, your notes, and your journal to try to figure it out, you may use the "Run Demo" button, which will show you the configuration sequence in red letters. Note that this sequence of configuration steps is only one of many correct sequences.
1.5.13.2 | In this online lab activity you will configure router Lab-A from the standard Semester 2 topology. You must perform this configuration from the command line by yourself without the use of any notes, only the network topology. You may use the router help facility (?) but remember only a certain limited set of IOS commands will actually be available. Your goal will be to configure the router correctly as quickly as possible. This activity is meant to be practice for the actual hands-on router lab while other students are using all the routers. Remember, there is no substitute for using real routers.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: Getting Started
Engineering Journal:
There are no engineering journal articles for this chapter.
Chapter 2: LAN Switching
Labs
2.3.7 | In this lab you will examine an Ethernet Switch to gather information about its physical characteristics and begin to appreciate the function of switches in a network.
2.3.10.1 | This lab will help develop a basic understanding of Ethernet switch management and will help prepare for more advanced switching lessons such as VLANs.
2.3.10.2 | In this lab you will work with the Management Console interface menus to configure a switch to operate in Fragment-Free switching mode. You will also configure a port to enable Full Duplex and Port Fast operation.
2.4.2 | This lab will provide an opportunity to configure a switch for IP and HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) access. By assigning an IP address to the switch you will be able to ping it and Telnet to it.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: User Requirements and Project Teams
Engineering Journal:
There are no engineering journal articles for Chapter 2.
Chapter 3: VLANs
Labs:
3.3.4.1 | In this lab you will work with Ethernet Virtual Local Area Networks or VLANs. VLANs can be used to separate groups of users based on function rather than physical location.
3.3.4.2 | In this lab you will work with Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). You will console into the switch and view the menu options available to manage VLANs and will check the current VLAN configuration.
3.4.4.1 | In this lab you will learn to display information about current Switch Firmware, learn about switch memory and update options, and how to use a TFTP Server to update a switch to a new version of the Firmware software.
3.4.4.2 | In this lab you will work with Ethernet Virtual Local Area Networks or VLANs. VLANs can be used to separate groups of users based on function rather than physical location. Normally all of the ports on a switch are in the same default VLAN 1.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Overview | Washington Project: VLANs
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: User Requirements, Site Maps, Handling Graphics
Engineering Journal:
There are no engineering journal articles for Chapter 3.
Chapter 4: LAN Design
Labs:
4.5.6 | This lab will help prepare for the Threaded Case Study. In this lab you will be given some basic requirements for a small LAN that spans multiple buildings. Your focus is on the physical topology and Data link layer components.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Overview | Washington Project: Designing the Network
4.1.3 | Washington Project: Server Placement and Function
4.2.1 | Washington Project: Understanding the Customer
4.2.2.1 | Washington Project: Availability
4.2.2.2 | Washington Project: Determining Network Traffic Load
4.3.1 | Washington Project: Speed and Expansion
4.3.2 | Washington Project: Catchment Areas
4.3.3 | Washington Project: Connection Speeds
4.3.4 | Washington Project: LAN Wiring Scheme Requirements
4.3.5 | Washington Project: Layer 2 Design Goals
4.4.4 | Washington Project: LAN Topology Requirements
4.5.1 | Washington Project: Layer 3 Design Goals
4.5.4 | Washington Project: Addressing
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: LAN Design
Engineering Journal:
There are no engineering journal articles for Chapter 4.
Chapter 5: Routing Protocols: IGRP
Labs:
5.2.2 | This lab you will reinforce your knowledge and understanding of routed and routing protocols, the primary protocols that enable a router to function. You will review examples of each type of protocol and use various IOS commands at the router to discover which routed and routing protocols are currently running or active on the router.
5.4.3 | In this lab you will work with two dynamic interior routing protocols - Router Information Protocol (RIP) and Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP).
5.4.6.1 | In this lab you will work with Cisco's Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP). Routing protocols are used by routers to communicate between themselves in order to exchange information about the networks they can reach and the desirability of the routes available.
5.4.6.2 | In a previous lab, you saw how to set up the RIP routing protocol on Cisco routers. In this lab you will configure the routers to use IGRP and see how IGRP uses metrics to select the best path.
5.4.6.3 | In this lab you will use the shareware utility NeoTrace to determine the path that data travels through an Internetwork. In semester 2 you completed a lab using the Cisco IOS traceroute command. NeoTrace uses graphics to depict the results of the traceroute command.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Overview | Washington Project: Routing Protocols and Implementing IGRP
5.2.2 | Washington Project: Multiprotocol Routing
5.3.1 | Washington Project: IGRP Design Goals
5.3.6 | Washington Project: AS Numbers
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: Routing Protocols and Configuring IGRP
Engineering Journal:
5.4.3 | Engineering Journal: Configuring IGRP
5.4.4 | Engineering Journal: The timers basic and no metric holddown Commands
Chapter 6: ACLs
Labs:
6.3.6 | In this lab you will work with Standard Access Control Lists (ACLs) to regulate the traffic that is allowed to pass through a router based on the source, either a specific host (typically a workstation or server) or an entire network (any host or server on that network).
6.8.1.1 | In this lab you will work with Extended ACLs to regulate the traffic that is allowed to pass through the router based on the source and type of traffic. ACLs are an important tool to control which packets and what type of packets should be allowed to pass through a router from one network to another.
6.8.1.2 | This lab is a practice exercise which simulates a real-world example. You will work with multiple Extended Access Control Lists (ACLs) to simulate regulating the traffic that is allowed to pass through multiple routers to various servers and the Internet.
Interactive Labs:
6.3.6 | Before trying the actual lab, you may want to try out this activity to test yourself on the proper command syntax for Standard Access Control Lists (ACLs).
6.4.2 | Try out this activity to test yourself on the proper command syntax for Extended Access Control Lists (ACLs) parameters.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Overview | Washington School District Project: ACLs
6.1.1 | Washington Project: Security Requirements
6.1.2 | Washington Project: Using ACLs
6.1.5 | Washington Project: User Permission
6.7.2 | Washington Project: Firewall Implementation
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: Using ACLs
Engineering Journal:
6.2.1 | Engineering Journal: Numbered ACL Configuration Example
6.6.1 | Engineering Journal: Naming or Numbering an IP Protocol
6.7.3 | Engineering Journal: Using a Firewall Router
Chapter 7: Novell IPX
Labs:
7.4.3 | In previous labs you have been working with the TCP/IP routed protocol or the Internet Protocol (IP). In this lab you will work with Novell's Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) routed protocol. OSI layer 3 protocols such as IP and IPX contain information in their packets to indicate what network the packet came from and what network it is going to.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Overview | Washington Project: IPX Implementation
7.1.3 | Washington Project: IPX Addressing Issues
7.2.2 | Washington Project: IPX Addressing and Encapsulation Types
7.4.2 | Washington Project: Configuring Subinterfaces
Summary | Washington School District Project Task: Configuring Novell IPX
Engineering Journal:
7.1.3 | Engineering Journal: The show ipx interface Command
7.3.1.1 | Engineering Journal: The ipx routing Command
7.3.1.2 | Engineering Journal: The ipx maximum-paths Command
7.3.1.3 | Engineering Journal: Cisco's Enhanced IGRP
7.3.2 | Engineering Journal: Configurable RIP and SAP Update Timers and Packet Sizes
7.5.1 | Engineering Journal: Simple Network Management Protocol
Chapter 8: Network Management
Labs:
There are no labs for Chapter 8.
Threaded Case Studies:
TCS | Threaded Case Study Overview
Summary | Final Semester 3 TCS Tasks
Engineering Journal:
There are no engineering journal articles for Chapter 8.